Kidney vetch

Kidney vetch, (Anthyllis vulneraria), also called ladies’ fingers, perennial herb of the pea family (Fabaceae), found in meadows, alpine pastures, and dry places of Europe and northern Africa. It was formerly used as a remedy for kidney disorders but is now frequently cultivated in rock gardens.

kidney vetchKidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria).Jerzy Opioła

Kidney vetch is a low hairy plant that grows to a height of 15–40 cm (6–16 inches). The plant has narrow compoundleaves about 1.4–3.8 cm (0.5–1.5 inches) long and yellow-white flowers with wooly bases borne in dense round clusters. The fruit is a small legume.